On June 25, a U.S. District Court in the U.S. Virgin Islands said it would not now rule on whether independent candidate Positive Nelson should be on the November 2018 ballot. Instead, Nelson must seek relief from the territorial court. … Continue reading
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It is rare for the U.S. Supreme Court to ever say that a previous U.S. Supreme Court opinion was decided incorrectly, but that has happened on both June 26, 2018, and June 27, 2018. On June 26, the U.S. Supreme … Continue reading
Like most states that allow write-in primaries, New Mexico sets a minimum number of votes that a write-in candidate must receive, in order to be nominated and appear on the November ballot. This year, New Mexico Libertarians running for statewide … Continue reading
Oklahoma held primaries on June 26. Oklahoma requires that all qualified parties nominate by primary. The state also requires a runoff primary for races in which no one got as much as 50% in the first primary. Here are the … Continue reading
On June 26, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v Becerra, 16-1140. The 5-4 majority said that a California law requiring anti-abortion health centers to tell their clients how they can … Continue reading
According to this story in City and State New York, an on-line and print publication covering government in New York city, the Board of Elections is being required to spend $1,000,000 just because the ballot-qualified Reform Party has two primary … Continue reading